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Jun 27, 2025

U.S., China finalize trade deal as White House eyes 10 more: Lutnick

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U.S., China finalize trade deal as White House eyes 10 more: Lutnick

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  1. U.S., China finalize trade deal as White House eyes 10 more: Lutnick
  2. GDP revised from -0.2% to -0.5% in Q1 as consumer spending slows
  3. Apple overhauls EU App Store to comply with DMA, swaps fee
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1. U.S., China finalize trade deal as White House eyes 10 more: Lutnick

  • The China deal was signed 2 days ago, U.S. Commerce Secy. Howard Lutnick said.

  • ā€œThey’re going to deliver rare earths to us,ā€ and once they do that,Ā ā€œwe’ll take down our countermeasures,ā€ Lutnick stated.

  • Unclear whether the 55% tariff on China will change.

  • China confirmed the U.S. trade framework and vowed to review its exports.

  • Indian trade officials are slated to hold meetings with their U.S. counterparts over 2 days this week.

  • Japan’s chief trade negotiator also has more talks coming up in Washington.

China’s industrial profit -9.1% YoY in May, the largest drop since Oct., highlighting the impact of U.S. tariffs

Bloomberg, National Bureau of Statistics.

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3. GDP revised from -0.2% to -0.5% in Q1 as consumer spending slows to pandemic-era low

Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Recreation services spending led the downward revision

Bloomberg, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

  • Spending on services contributed 0.3pp to GDP in Q1, the least since Q2 2020.

  • +0.5% in overall consumer spending.

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5. Apple overhauls EU App Store to comply with DMA, swaps fee for tiered commission

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